Massage Contraindications

Contraindications That Require Physician Clearance

*Acromegaly

*Anerurysm

*Atherosclerosis

*Burns

*Cancer

*Cerebrovascular accident

*Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

*Congestive heart failure

*Coronary artery disease

*Hemophilia

*Hodgkin's disease

*Kidney stones

*Leukemia

*Myasthenia gravis

*Nephrosis

*Peritonitis

*Polycystic kidney disease

*Uremia

Local (avoid the area)

*Abdominal diastasis

*Adnormal lumps

*Acne vulgaris

*Athelete's foot

*Blister

*Bruise

*Carpal tunnel syndrome (if inflamed)

*Colitis

*Cretinism

*Crohn's disease

*Cystitis

*Decubitus ulcers

*Diverticular diseases

*Folliculitis

*Foreign objects embedded in the skin such as glass, pencil lead and metal

*Furuncle/carbuncle

*Gotier

*Gouty arthritis

*Graves disease

*Hernia such as hiatal, femoral, inguinal and umbilical

*Herpes simplex

*Hyperthyroidism

*Hypothyrodidism

*Impetigo

*Irritable bowel syndrome

*Local inflammation

*Onychomycosis

*Open wounds

*Paroychia

*Phlebitis

*Polyps

*Poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac (unless affected area is widespread, in which case it is an absolute contraindication)

*Seborrhea keratosis

*Shingles

*Spina bifida

*Swollen lymph glands

*Thrombophlebitis

*Ulcers

*Unhealed burns and wounds

*Urinary incontinence

*Urinary tract infection

*Varicose veins

*Wart

Absolute (under no circumstance is massage advised)

*Appendicitis

*Autoimmune diseases (during flare up)

*Cardiac arrest

*Chickenpox

*Cholecystitis (during flare up)

*Cirrhosis of the liver (if due to viral agent)

*Contact dermatitis

*Diarrhea (if due to infection)

*Embolism

*Encephalitis

*Fever

*Galstones (during attack)

*German measles

*Gout (acute phase)

*Hemorrhage

*Hepatitis

*Hives

*Hypertension (if not controlled by diet, exercise, and/or medication)

*Infectious deseases

*Influenza

*Intestinal obstruction

*Jaundice

*Lice

*Lupus (during flare up)

*Measles

*Meningitis

*Migraine headache (during episode)

*Mononucleosis

*Multiple sclerosis

*Mumps

*Pancreatitis

*Pericarditis

*Pharyngitis (due to infection)

*Pleruisy (if caused by infectious agent)

*Pneumonia

*Preeclampsia

*Psychiatric diagnoses of manic depressive psychosis, schizophrenic psychosis, and paranoid conditions

*Pulmonary embolism

*Pyelonephritis

*Rabies

*Recent injury

*Recent surgery

*Respiratory distress syndrome

*Under the influence of drugs or alchohol